The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

and therefore I cannot so fear their boast nor tyranny, that I will cease from doing my duty, when of his mercy he offereth the occasion. I desire the hand and weapon of no man to defend me, only do I crave audience; which if it be denied here unto me at this time, I must seek further where I may have it. At these words the Lords were fully content that he should occupy the place, which he did upon Sunday the tenth of June, and did treat of the ejection of the buyers and the sellers forth of the Temple of Jerusalem; as it is written in the Evangelists Matthew and John, and so he applied the corruption that was then, to the corruption that is in Papistry: and Christs fact, to the duty of those to whom God giveth power and zeal thereto,¹ that aswell the Magistrates, the Provest and Bailies, as the commonalty for the most part within the Town, did agree to remove all Monuments of Idolatry, which also they did with expedition. The Bishop advertised hereof, departed that same day to the Queen, who lay with her French-men, as is said, in Falkland. The hot fury of the Bishop did so kindle her choler (and yet the love was very cold betwixt them) that without farther delay conclusion was taken, to invade Saint Andrews, ²and the two young Lords aforesaid, who then were very slenderly accompanied. Posts were sent from the Queen with all diligence to Cowper, distant only six miles from Saint Andrews, to prepare Lodgings and Victuals for the Queen and her French-men. Lodgings were assigned, and F•rriers were sent before. Which thing understood, counsel was given to the Lords to march forward, and to prevent them before they came to Cowper: which they did, giving advertisement to all brethren with all possible expedition to repair towards them, which they also did, with such diligence,³ that in their Assembly the wondrous Work of God might have been espied: For when at night the Lords came to Cowper, they were not an hundred Horse, and some few Foot-men whom the Lord James, brought from the Coast •ide;

and therefore I cannot so feare their boast nor tyrannie, that I will cease from doing my duty, when of his mercy he offereth the occasion. I desire the hand and weapon of no man to defend me, onely do I crave audience; which if it be denied here unto me at this time, I must seek further where I may have it. At these words the Lords were fully content that he should occupy the place, which he did upon Sunday the tenth of June, and did treat of the ejection of the buyers and the sellers forth of the Temple of Jrusalem; as it is written in the Evangelists Matthew and Iohn, and so he applied the corruption that was then, to the corruption that is in Papistry: and Christs fact, to the duty of those to whom God giveth power and zeale thereto,